Benchmarks: 3DMark 2001 / Aquamark with AA

3DMark2001SE is the latest installment in the
3DMark series by MadOnion. By combining DirectX8 support with completely new
graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001SE
has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor
manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite
demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test
a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders,
Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping,
support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests
using Ipion real-time physics.

Higher numbers denote better performance.

3DMark2001SE Benchmark Results AA
Tests

Video Card

3DMarks

Ranking

1.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 2xAA

8819

2.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 QC AA

8094

3.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 4xAA

4856

4.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 4xS AA

4598

It would
have been nice to be able to break 9k with the Ti4200 at stock speeds, but what
can you do...

AquaMark is another DirectX 8 benchmark. Using
vertex shaders, any card that is DirectX8 compatible will not just have a huge
speed boost, the image will also look better. Default test has 24 MB worth of
textures.

AquaMark 1024x768

Video Card

FPS

Ranking

1.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 2x AA

37.1

2.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 QC AA

37.1

3.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 4x AA

19.5

4.

MSI GF4 Ti4200 4xS AA

18.4

AquaMark
isn't really playable with any of these framerates, the G4Ti4200-
VD64 just runs out of gas.